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A Chat to the Print Lover (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for A Chat to the Print Lover (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

A Chat to the Print Lover (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1930
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsCutting: 28.9 x 19.8cm
Slip: 10.5 x 9.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.131
About MeCutting from an unknown publication consisting of part of an article, titled "A Chat to the Print Lover." Attached with the cutting is a slip from The General Press Cutting Association, Ltd, London, which explains that the page was issued to McBey in September 1930.

The cutting is kept within a portfolio of articles and cuttings that belonged to James McBey, which he kept because they were of interest.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this cutting.